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Surname Etymology and Meaning of BOGIE

Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

Scottish: habitational name from a place in Fife, first recorded as Bolgyne. The modern Gaelic name is Srath ‘(valley)’ Bhalgaidgh. The origin of the place name is uncertain. Watson suggests a connection with Gaelic bolg ‘bag’, ‘sack’, in the sense ‘bag-shaped pool’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)